2. What does Maria eat and drink during her new pastime?
(a) A packet of nuts and apple juice.
(b) A hard-boiled egg and coca-cola.
(c) A peanut butter sandwich and water.
(d) A bag of pretzels and root beer.

3. As the novel opens, what meal does Carter like to have out?
(a) Midnight snack.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Lunch.

4. What is the name of Maria's father's business partner?
(a) Benny Austin.
(b) Austin Benny.
(c) Bob Allen.
(d) Allen Bob.

5. What does Maria say to the baby after Carter warns her about the baby getting chilled?
(a) "Mommy will be right back."
(b) "Your father wants to talk to you."
(c) "Your father loves you."
(d) "Mommy will take care of it."

6. Maria states that she may have been holding all the aces but ___________?
(a) Where would she go?
(b) What if she lost?
(c) What was the game?
(d) Who was it for?

7. How does Maria respond to Carter when he says, regarding the baby's father, "I suppose you're going to tell me it's not mine"?
(a) "I don't know."
(b) "It is yours."
(c) "Yes."
(d) "No."

8. When Maria visits Kate at the hospital and warns the nurse about Kate's nightmares, what does Maria realize about getting an abortion?
(a) That she expected she wouldn't go through with it.
(b) That she expected to die.
(c) That she expected it wouldn't be her last.
(d) That she expected she would get pregnant again.

9. After learning of her mother's death, what did Maria do for a month?
(a) Drink.
(b) Cry.
(c) Not work.
(d) Sleep.

10. According to BZ, what does Larry Kulik have to do to be able to sleep with the young girl at Anita Garson's?
(a) Buy her a nice dinner.
(b) Give her lots of gifts.
(c) Put her in a picture.
(d) Get her into the Whisky.

11. Before Maria can have the abortion, what does the doctor want to know, according to the man she speaks with on the phone?
(a) If this is her first abortion.
(b) If this is her first pregnancy.
(c) How many weeks she is pregnant.
(d) How old she is.

12. Why does Maria prefer the studio cut of the second picture Carter made with her?
(a) Because the girl on screen seemed to have a knack for controlling her own destiny.
(b) Because the girl on screen seemed not to have a care in the world.
(c) Because the motorcycle gang seemed to be punished for their crimes.
(d) Because the motorcycle gang seemed to get away with murder.

13. How many dollars does Maria withdraw in cash from the bank to pay for the abortion?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Seven hundred-fifty.

14. What is the name of the street where the doctor Maria went to see about the pregnancy practices?
(a) Melrose.
(b) Hollywood.
(c) Sunset.
(d) Wilshire.

15. Whom does Freddy Chaikin tell Maria he will show film to if she wants to work again?
(a) Al Pacino.
(b) Jack Nicholson.
(c) George Clooney.
(d) Morty Landau.